Table of contents

Original article

• Prospective study of the incidence, aetiology and outcome of adult lower respiratory tract illness in the community (1 February, 2001)

  J Macfarlane, W Holmes, P Gard, R Macfarlane, D Rose, V Weston, M Leinonen, P Saikku, S Myint
• Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in immunocompromised patients with pneumonia treated with a broad spectrum antibiotic and antifungal regimen (1 February, 2001)

  I A Hohenadel, M Kiworr, R Genitsariotis, D Zeidler, J Lorenz
• Leucocyte response and anti-inflammatory cytokines in community acquired pneumonia (1 February, 2001)

  U K Kolling, F Hansen, J Braun, L Rink, H A Katus, K Dalhoff
• Patient preferences for autonomy in decision making in asthma management (1 February, 2001)

  R J Adams, B J Smith, R E Ruffin
• Association between obesity and asthma in 4–11 year old children in the UK (1 February, 2001)

  J I Figueroa-Muñoz, S Chinn, R J Rona
• Patient weighting of importance of asthma symptoms (1 February, 2001)

  L M Osman, L McKenzie, J Cairns, J A R Friend, D J Godden, J S Legge, J G Douglas
• A randomised controlled trial of four weeks versus seven weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (1 February, 2001)

  R H Green, S J Singh, J Williams, M D L Morgan
• The shuttle walking test: a reproducible method for evaluating the impact of shortness of breath on functional capacity in patients with advanced cancer (1 February, 2001)

  S Booth, L Adams